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Before & After Page Design

Approaches design as an essential form of communication. This book helps learn by example how to design single-page and multi-page publications, brochures, and advertisements, applying the principles design professionals live by. It also shows how to choose the right font for your project, why one typeface works better than another, and much more.

Subject
business
Themes
art
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages
Form
graphic novels

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